U.S. State Department may launch large-scale layoffs as early as Friday

According to a report by Jinse Finance, citing U.S. financial media Semafor, employees at the U.S. Department of State are preparing for large-scale layoffs that could begin as early as this Friday local time, after the U.S. Supreme Court paved the way for the Trump administration’s agency restructuring and streamlining plans. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court overturned a lower court ruling that had blocked the original layoff plan, with the number of layoffs potentially reaching several thousand. According to multiple sources, the State Department had anticipated this decision and is now preparing to initiate the “mandatory downsizing” notification process this week, though the exact timeline remains uncertain. While awaiting the Supreme Court’s decision, the State Department has already begun preparing for a broader restructuring: last month, the department requested that civil servants submit updated résumés and revised the Foreign Affairs Manual to accommodate the restructuring needs.